Coin-controlled vending machine



Jan- 13, 1931- c. wET`zELL E1- Al. 1,783,902

COIN CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE Original Filed June 2, 1925- DI u ' 1 ture described in our co-pending application i ySerialNo.'113,217, filed June 2, 1926, of

Patented Jan;y 13, 1931 and the like.

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cantos VwE'rzELn or EEIEDENAU, NEAE, EE'nniN,1wAnrirEn WIIQQQ MEESDOEE, NEAR BERLIN, GERMANY, AssIeNoRsroNk-v. iNTEENnrioNaLE Antro- MATEN MAATSCEAEPIJ, LA `LANGE voonnonfr, 9F11 TEE nAeUE,1NErHEn-1LANDS coiN-.coN'rEoLLED vENnINeQivriiciirNEf11 this application filed November 21, 1921711.52 sil Ipo, 4, 1 1

The present invention relates to coin-controlled vending Vmachines for small articles j such as confectionery and the like.

More especially, the invention relates to coin-controlled vending machines [suitable for placing where space is very limited, as, for instance in street cars, busses, railway cars, flying machines, ships, theatreacinemas -According tojthe inventionra coin-con# trolled vending machine isjprovided, which is of very small dimensions, but neverthe-1 4 -less contains all mechanisms which are necessary for securing a-'faultlessoperation of the machine,`thereby preventing. the occurrence 1 of losses tothe possessor Vof the machine as well as to customers.

The new machine can be used in anyconnection, but it is particularly" designed for use in connection with the detachable strucV` which this application is a division.

In a machine according to the presentinvention, means are provided for automatically closing the coin inlet opening as soon as the magazine vhas been-emptied. A further feature of thisinvention consistsin ,thatv a coin, which may have'been inserted during a time when the? delivery mechanism Vhas not yet come to its position of rest, will4 be retained inthe coin conduit and prevented from dropping into the delivery mechanism until after vthe latterhasreturned to such position.

Most known devices of thiskind have the disadvantage that the vending machineA is not sufficiently protectedagainst taking out"4 4goods in an unlawful way;l For instance, an

article may be removedunlawfully kfrom the ffmachine by insertingv a suitable implement into the delivery opening after the insertionV 1 of the coinand after having takenout'the first article in 'such a :mannerthat the coin will be prevented froinfalling down but will occupy a position such that it'Y may again be' shifted backward until 'it couples the deliv-1 ery slide with 'a second article whichy may'.v 1 1 1 1 1 1 the rails and fallfdownward.v The delivery 110021 thus also be withdrawn from tliemfachine.v

Yoriginan application filed` :une 2,'1'926, serial No.' 113,217, mi 'meeimayjnafch 6g-3'i92`sf1`, Divided iid 1 cording tojtheiinventionby means ofa lock-i y ing device, which makes-abackward Ashitting of the coin.and,"hence, the removal of a sec-+1 ond-article impossible-..1 :1

l A preferred I constructional forni #off the invention is `shown ibyilway of eXample'in the accompanying drawing,'.in whichFi'gluIisja L f if sideview of the-machinearrangedfon aback v plate, FiggQ-a frontlfviewfofftheicoinplete mechanismffandfFig. .partial ili'o'rizontalg V,I Jos'it-ions frthecoinrinf'the sl'idef 13.Vv 1 lisitlie casingo'theapparatus'the maga'-Y zine within theas'aine containing the* articles toibe vended, fand 3 anarticlei resting at the 'f bottom oi'thelmagazine.

conduit is provided within the magazine i2', said'cond-uit havingzin'its rear wall af rectangn-lar: recess extending over lthe length offA the sameJ--A spring71ha'ving'at its lower end '1 an extension 6 is placed within-the recess,: 755

bringingthe angularly-bent 'upper arrn v11 of said lever directly beneath the fcoin inlet 4 :to close the same. '-Howe"ve1r, this move- `menti-olf the lever doesnot occuruntilthelast 'article 3 has been'ejected from the maga- 1 zine; the articlescontained in the magazine Y normally forcingarm 9 to the right, -sothat the other arm 110 is ,moved leftward rand .un-v Y' covers inletli' Belowthe magazine l2 there are vprovided two rails 12, between which ar l freeintermediate space is left, the width, of which is somewhat smaller than the diameter lof the coins to beinserted. -At a certain point-said'iree intermediate space. is 'en- 1arged'in'such a manner that the coin will y bef enabled toleave the path provided by;

14 which is provided in said slideserves for the reception of the coins.

A spring 36 is fastened to the-rails 12 be; i lowthefooiln conduit by means othe: screws;- 535, the resilenttonge osvidrspring pro#- jeotng into the space between the rails 12.

noveoutofthe-spaoe-'Between'the fails: In"A this manner the Coin may pass the tongue Y which will thereupon move' bok" ito' the Y aforesaid space @Wingle its resiliency'. l`1w'is-- Space` win thus be moeke@ SQ; mgtxthefeoinf I is prevented from being 4mow'fedfin Backward t i i Y.

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The 'delivery slide 131s: detalladaed by i'Irreans ofthe rod 15 usndfthe handfe 16;: whileizf antiele has been delivevedthroughthefront t inentoff the coi-n.

from; the coin-conduit5,'agpzii1go'spaced' r'ziilsv orsupportifng: the coin shifted byttl-'l'e' slide ulgltil it leaves Vd'1ef1"a1s, Sadfm-ilsl also form ing Vguid'es'vfor the slide; and it springqseL cured-to oneosaid rails belowthe @foinl c0131- 1 duit andy projeotingfthrough 'the' spade yloe# :wee-nf the. said-rails -into the; path; of the4v @foin Y located-in theslot, in sad-s1ider to b flexed l back by the coin duming the:r fofwamd move'l ment ofthe slidebutfprevent backwardInove-y tunesiv s @Amos ;v ,Y

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